Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Octet
Ehnes James Ashkenazy
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Octet
Ehnes James Ashkenazy
Catalogue # ONYX4060
Mendelssohn:
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
Seattle Chamber Music Octet
James Ehnes (violin)
“The first thing that hits you about Ehnes’s reading is the rhythmic propulsion of the concerto’s outer movements, which lifts the music, revealing its glorious bone-structure…the sense is of a joyous, exhilarating ride rather than anything overly driven…Another aspect which is particularly winning is the creaminess of Ehnes’s lower register…this is absolutely up there with the best of them.” February 2011, Gramophone Magazine
Review
Richard Mohr
Canadian fiddler James Ehnes has yet to put a foot wrong in his imaginative interpretations of the core repertoire: he’s exposed the tenderness in Paganini, delighted in Barber and tackled Elgar with astonishing presence and maturity for someone so young. Now James turns to what may be the most popular concerto of all, and shows that yes, there’s always room for another version. His heavy-hitting accompanists provide superb support. The biggest delight may be the pairing with friends from the Seattle Chamber Music Society. Ehnes shows that despite being written when the composer was 16, the Octet is far from juvenilia. James’s recent Tchaikovsky concerto performance with the MSO received ‘concert of the year’ from The Age – he hasn’t recorded that yet, but this disc will show you what all the fuss is about!
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